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Re:Beijing says 400 million Chinese cannot speak Mandarin by a8da6b0c91d on Friday September 06, 2013 @12:53PM (#6341353)
What is the reality of Wu on the ground in Shanghai? Do you hear both Mandarin and Wu often, or mostly just one? Which one? I assume everybody can actually speak and understand Mandarin?
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Re:Beijing says 400 million Chinese cannot speak Mandarin by jamesli on Friday September 06, 2013 @02:30PM (#6341896)
Both Mandarin and Wu (or to be specific, many variations of Wu Chinese) are often heard in Shanghai. Mandarin is used as the common language for people who come from all over China.
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